The radioactive isotope carbon-14 is used for radiocarbon dating. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5.730 × 103 years. A wooden artifact in a museum has a 14C count that is 1.56 x 10¬2 times that found in living organisms. Estimate the age of the artifact. Age = years Submit Answer Retry Entire Group 9 more group attempts remaining

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